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Intercept Form


InterceptFormLine

The intercept form of a line in the Cartesian plane with x-intercept (a,0) and y-intercept (0,b) is given by

 x/a+y/b=1.

See also

Line, Point-Slope Form, Slope-Intercept Form, Standard Form, Two-Point Form

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Intercept Form." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/InterceptForm.html

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